Emma Cooper’s documentary for Netflix explores the murky circumstances surrounding the legendary star’s shocking death in 1962 at age 36.
Alongside her stratospheric fame as a worldwide sex symbol, she grew into a vulnerable woman; a private figure perhaps removed from the confident sensuality she transmitted, of someone entirely comfortable in her body. She sought the protection — and in cases like her third husband, Arthur Miller — the intellectual validation of important men. That makes the tragedy of her outcome resonate all the more.
That’s certainly a valid starting point, but it establishes Summers as the dominant voice of authority, and therein lies the film’s problem. The author reveals that he has 650 taped recordings of interviews stemming from that assignment and from the three years of research that went into, none of which have been heard before. Those interviews are presented in low-light, grainy “reconstructions,” with half-unseen actors lip-synching the tapes, like connective scenes from a lost film noir.
While Cooper’s film is clear in its focus on the gray areas around Monroe’s death, its most consistent rewards are in the more general overview of her life, often heard in the star’s own words from interviews. Recollections of falling in love with movies during long childhood afternoons seated alone in the front row of theaters are lovely, revealing that Jean Harlow was her favorite.
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